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Hawqala (the saying 'no might nor power save in God')

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Hawqala lexically is walking briskly; in common use it is the saying 'there is no might or power except in God'. 1 2 Its meaning: no movement or ability except by God's will, or no turning from sin except by His protection and no power for obedience except by His help. 2 A listener to the call to prayer should say the hawqala at the two calls 'come to prayer' and 'come to success', according to the Hanafis, Shafiis and Hanbalis; the Malikis have another view. 2 3 It is recommended in other cases too: in danger, in sickness, when fearing the evil eye, at omens, on waking at night, and after prayer. 4 The entry closes at the next headword, hawl (حول), on p.7419. 4

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The Early Abbasid Caliphate
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Hawqala lexically is walking briskly; in common use it is the saying 'there is no might or power except in God'. 1 2 Its meaning: no movement or ability except by God's will, or no turning from sin except by His protection and no power for obedience except by His help. 2 A listener to the call to prayer should say the hawqala at the two calls 'come to prayer' and 'come to success', according to the Hanafis, Shafiis and Hanbalis; the Malikis have another view. 2 3 It is recommended in other cases too: in danger, in sickness, when fearing the evil eye, at omens, on waking at night, and after prayer. 4 The entry closes at the next headword, hawl (حول), on p.7419. 4

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Ada' al-dayn (paying a debt: its ruling, the manner of payment, insolvency and the debts of the dead)· Ada' al-shahada (performing testimony: the duty on request, the excused witness, and the wording)· Manners of the Qur'an bearer· Biting and the liability for injury it causes (add)· Adha (harm of a slight kind: removing harmful things and the duty not to harm)· Justice and grace (adl wal-fadl)· Pardon (afw) in purity, worship, contracts and penalties· Covenant (ahd) and the duty to keep it; oath by the covenant of God

Sources

  1. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.7415
  2. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.7416
  3. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.7417
  4. al-Mawsu'a al-Fiqhiyya al-Kuwaitiyya, Noor-Book copy (file named v3) , p.7418
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Ada' al-dayn (paying a debt: its ruling, the manner of payment, insolvency and the debts of the dead)

Paying a debt in the form owed is obligatory by consensus. A debt due now must be paid on demand when the debtor can pay; a deferred debt is not due before its term. Payment is made in like items, with value owed where there is no like; a better payment is allowed when unconditioned. Remission, gift, assignment, set-off and settlement take the place of payment. A solvent debtor who refuses is compelled, imprisoned and his apparent property sold; the majority hold that a bankrupt is put under interdiction and his property divided among creditors, against Abu Hanifa. The insolvent is given respite, and his debt may be paid from zakat if he borrowed for himself in a lawful matter. A dead person's debt attaches to his estate and takes precedence over bequests and inheritance.